Sparkle Addicts

Thursday, June 30, 2011

This look is from last Saturday and I wore it for a wedding. I got lotsa compliments. :-) These photos were taken by the end of the day after the wedding, which was pretty late. My hair looks a little frazzled and my lipstick is mostly gone. But my skin and eyeshadow still look pretty good so I thought I should share. :-)

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

My husband and I had a fun photoshoot done recently. I thought I would share the photos with you. :-)

The shoot was done in Boulder, CO at Chautauqua park. This is one of our favourite hiking and picnic locations. It's so gorgeous and has many awesome trails. I was wearing heels and had to hike just a short distance in them. Hee hee!

Friday, June 24, 2011

No, not trying to start a weird trend. Just sharing with you how I tend to look on days when doing swatches. I love it when the mail man comes to the door and I have to sign for a package looking like this. I'd totally appreciate if he'd crack a joke but he never does! Just smiles and is nice as usual.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

.....Helena is Red! Congratulations lady! You will be contacted shortly for your address. :-) I used a true random generator from random.org and it chose you! :-)

For those of you who did not win, don't worry! I was planning on having a HUGE giveaway soon, but instead decided to break it down into several smaller giveaways so that more people have a chance to win more often. Sound good? Of course it does! So stay tuned, I have lots of goodies in store for you soon!

Does anyone have any giveaway item suggestions? What items draw your attention to giveaways the most?

Sunday, June 19, 2011

This weekend was Gay Pride Fest. I'm not gay myself, but I wanted to do a rainbow look anyway to show my support. :-) I did a very blended rainbow rather than keeping the colours separated. I would have worn this to the fest if I went. Maybe next year!
The colours I used for this look are gold/yellow, pinky/orange, bright red, fuschia, grape/purple, blue, teal and green. That's not the basic primary colour rainbow, but I really wanted to colours to blend seamlessly.
I applied a lot of iridescent glitter to the outer eye socket area, but unfortunately the camera doesn't pick it up very well.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

I must admit I haven't worn pink nail polish since I was a tiny kid. I've hated pink most of my life. I don't hate it now, but I'm still not very fond of it in some things. I'll wear pink makeup (love pink glitter and eyeshadow!), but I don't own any pink clothes and nothing in my house is pink. I've always been more drawn to red. LOVE red and wine colours.

I'm wearing this pink polish as it was a gift from the hubby (he ordered it from eBay and I did not pick it out). As soon as I was done putting it on, I went to show him. He immediately asked, "is that the one I got you?" :-) At least he cares that I bother to use/wear things he gets me. I don't think I'd like this polish if it wasn't for the beautiful rainbow sparkles. :-D He knows I like sparkles!

I applied 1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat, 3 coats of Pink rose diamond and 1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat. Using Avon's base and top coat has helped my polish last at least 4 days with no chipping. That says a lot since I work with my hands daily (I hand craft jewelry for a living in case you didn't know). When I clean my house, I wear those handy rubber gloves to keep my skin from drying out but it really helps the polish last longer too.

In natural direct sunlight

in natural indirect sunlight

What is your favourite nail polish colour to wear? Mine is anything red or dark red...also have been digging gray or gunmetal polish.

I've been browsing the internet looking for some beach makeup looks. I can't find anything that really screams BEACH. When I think of the beach, warm sand, golden sun and sparkling water comes to mind. So I wanted to create a look that sort of represents those elements. I didn't use false lashes or liner to keep it bright and simple. What do you think?

About Me

I am a wife, a jewelry whore, a makeup nerd, a model, a bellydancer and health junkie. I will be sharing my makeup looks, hauls and some products I use but probably won't review many products unless there aren't any reviews for a particular item. I also don't have a lot of time to write tons of stuff every day, so my LOTD posts will be kept simple with pics and what was used to create the look.
I love to joke, laugh and have fun. Some would say I'm "goth" but I say I'm a PIB (person in black) with morbid tendencies/interests. I'm very laid back and easy going. I can get along with almost anyone. I strive to see the good in everything, no matter how hard that is at times. I believe that being fit and healthy is the greatest gift one can give to themselves.